वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चै व परिदह्यते न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मन: निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे
vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (34 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
He concludes he can foresee no good coming from killing his own kinsmen in this battle — Arjuna's doubt is not weakness for its own sake, it is a genuine moral conclusion he has reasoned his way toward.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Arjuna's doubt is not weakness for its own sake — it is a genuine moral conclusion he has reasoned his way toward.